Thank you, Indiana. Thank you. Not too long ago, my opponent made a
prediction. He said I would probably win Pennsylvania. He would win
North Carolina, and Indiana would be the tie-breaker. Well, tonight
we've come from behind, we’ve broken the tie, and thanks to you, it's
full speed on to the White House.

This has been an extraordinary experience, traveling across Indiana,
having an opportunity to meet so many of you. And for everyone who
holds your breath at the gas pump, afraid to see how much it cost
today, and for everyone working day and night because you want the
world for your kids. For every young person with big dreams who
deserves a world of opportunity, and for all those who aren't in the
headlines but have always written America’s story, tonight is your
victory right here.

I want to commend Senator Obama and his supporters on their win in
North Carolina. We are, in many ways, on the same journey. It’s a
journey begun long before we were born. It is a journey by men and
women who have been on a mission to perfect our union, who marched and
protested, who risked everything they had to build an America that
embraces us all. And tonight, once again, I need your help to continue
our journey.

This has always been your campaign and this is your victory, because
your support has meant the difference between winning and losing. And
we can only keep winning if we're able to keep competing against an
opponent who does outspend us massively. So I hope you will go to
hillaryclinton.com and support our campaign. This is a very touching
moment for me. I grew up in the Midwest, born in Chicago, raised in
Park Ridge, Illinois. My dad was a World War II vet who started his own
small business, and originally from Scranton, PA., that's right.

My mother had a difficult childhood, but worked hard to provide a
loving home for us. And she didn't attend college herself, but was
determined her children would. And I don't think she ever dreamed she
would see a night like this. Their story, like every one of our
stories, is the American story. It’s a story of men and women who
embrace opportunity, never waver in the face of adversity, and never
stop believing in the promise of America. And yet today, I have met so
many people here in Indiana and across America who feel invisible.

You sure feel invisible when you're paying $60 or $70 to fill up
your tank. You feel invisible when the money you took to the grocery
store no longer meets your needs for the next week. You feel invisible
when your health insurance disappears and college is out of reach. And
you can't believe how invisible you feel when your loved one who served
our country in war is ill-served back at home.

I know these stories and I see you and I hear you. And I know how
hard you're working, working for yourselves and working for your
families. And I will never stop fighting for you, so that you can have
the future you deserve.

Tonight, Hoosiers have said that you do want a President who stands
strong for you, a President who is ready on Day One to take charge as
Commander-in-Chief and keep our families safe; a President who knows
how to make this economy work for hardworking middle class families.
And there are a lot of ideas about how best to do that.

Because we need all of the good common sense that Americans have to
offer. I know that we have got an important debate going on right now
about how we are going to help families deal with these gas prices.
They have gone up so fast, so out of sight in the minds of the people
that I talk with and I think it’s time that we really had a concerted
strategy. You’ve heard me say this and I’ll say it again. I think its
time to give Americans a break this summer and to make the oil
companies pay the gas tax out of their record profits.

I say it's time to cover every single American with health
insurance.

And I say it's time to freeze foreclosures for families most at risk
of losing their homes, including our soldiers who are in harm's way and
are being foreclosed on here in America.

Fundamentally, I believe that Americans need a champion in their
corner, that for too long we've had a president who has stood up and
spoke out for the wealthy and the well-connected. But I don't think
that's what Americans need or what they're looking for now. And I think
standing up for working people is about the American Dream and the
Democratic Party. And I think standing up for the middle class is about
who we are and who we can be if we stick together.

So it is important that as we go forward in this campaign that we
recognize we are all on the same team. We are going to be standing up
for you. We’re going to be looking for a way to turn this country
around and bring it back to what it should stand for and be all about -
better futures for you and your children, solving the problems that
affect us here in America.

I know that people are watching this race and they're wondering, I
win, he wins, I win, he wins. It’s so close. And I think that says a
lot about how excited and passionate our supporters are and how intent
so many Americans are to really taking their country back. But I can
assure you, as I have said on many occasions that no matter what
happens, I will work for the nominee of the Democratic Party, because
we must win in November.

And I know that Senator Obama feels the same way, because we have
been on this campaign trail now for a long time. And we know how
desperately people want to see a change, and it will not be a change if
the Republicans keep the White House. It will be more of the same,
something that no one, no matter what political party you may be, can
afford. It is time for all of us to recognize what is at stake in this
election, not just for Democrats as we decide who will be our nominee,
but for all Americans.

The soldiers and the veterans that I meet, they always say to me,
promise you'll take care of my buddies. They rarely ask for themselves.
And they need a president who will take care of them. And when I talk
with the people who come to rallies and events like this, very often
it's with a bit of hesitation that they tell me they've lost their job,
they’ve lost their health care; they can't afford to go to college. And
it just breaks my heart, because when I think about the America that I
grew up in, the future was unlimited, the potential was there for all
of us if we were willing to work hard and do our part.

So this journey that we're on together is one that has been a
blessing for me, because I know what this country has meant to me and I
know what it still means to all of you. It is now our responsibility to
ensure that it will always mean the same for our children and our
grandchildren.

I will never give up on you and on your families and on your dreams
and on your future. And I want to thank the people of Indiana for your
hospitality and your vote of confidence and I especially want to thank
your wonderful Senator, Evan Bayh. Evan is an outstanding leader for
this state and for America. He’s been your governor. He's now your
senator. He’s someone whom I look to for advice and counsel. He’s
worked tirelessly on this campaign and I’m so grateful to him and his
wonderful wife Susan. I also want to thank the people of North
Carolina, who were so hospitable and gracious to us.

And I especially want to thank Mike and Mary Easley for their
friendship and support. Governor Easley is a visionary leader for North
Carolina and we had so much fun campaigning in the Tar Heel state.

And while we are celebrating tonight, I would like to take a moment
to express my deepest sympathies to the victims of the devastating
cyclone in Burma. Our hearts and prayers go out to the people there and
I call upon the Junta that has ruled Burma for so many years to please
let the rest of the world in to help. This is a time when everyone
should be there to lift up those who are affected by this deadly storm.

And I want to thank all of my friends who have worked so hard. I
want to thank my friends in labor. I want to thank my staff, my
volunteers and my supporters. And I especially want to thank my family
for their incredible love and support. Bill and Chelsea. People ask us
all the time, how do you keep going? We love getting out and meeting
people. We love having a chance to be with all of you, and didn't
Chelsea do a great job? I know a lot of people enjoyed seeing my
husband again out on the campaign trail.

So now it is on to West Virginia, Kentucky, Oregon, and the other
states where people are eager to have their voices heard. For too long,
we've let places like West Virginia and Kentucky slip out of the
Democratic column. Well, it's time for that to change and these next
primaries are another test. I’m going to work my heart out in West
Virginia and Kentucky this month and I intend to win them in November
in the general election.

I want the people in these upcoming states to know we are going to
work hard to reach out to all of you, because we want you to know that
the Democratic Party is your party. And a Democratic President will be
good for you. So please, come join us in our campaign. And I am running
to be the President of all of America - north, south, east and west,
and everywhere in between. That’s why it is so important that we count
the votes of Florida and Michigan.

It would be a little strange to have a nominee chosen by 48 states.
We’ve got a long road ahead, but we're going to keep fighting on that
path for America, because America is worth fighting for. And we believe
in America’s potential and possibility that has so ignited hope and the
dreams of people throughout our country and around the world. People
who left everything behind in order to come here and be part of this
great experiment in democracy; dissidents and dreamers on every
continent who look to us and our ideals for their hope and inspiration.
All those around the world who wept for us and prayed for us on
September 11th, who laid wreaths and flew flags at half mast and
printed that unforgettable headline, "We are all Americans." That is
the reach of America's embrace, through time, place and history.

And I know we can once again open our arms to the world. We can once
again be the can-do nation; a nation that defies the odds and greets
the future with optimism and hope. There isn't anything America can't
do once we make up our minds to start acting like Americans again. And
that is exactly what we intend to do. Thank you, and God bless you and
God bless America.